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Desire:
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An expanded edition of Toyah’s 1987 studio album Desire.
Originally issued on the EG label, the album was produced by Mike Hedges and recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in the autumn of 1986.
This deluxe 2cd version - in 7” packaging - includes a second disc of 18 rare bonus tracks.
Ronnie Wood, Robert Fripp, and The League of Crafty Guitarists guest.
Rare live concert recordings of Desire songs have been unearthed especially for this release; Revive The World performed at The Orange Club, Kensington with Kiss Of Reality in 1992, Desire and Moonlight Dancing from 1994 plus Echo Beach from Toyah & Robert Fripp’s summer 2024 Rock Party Tour.
The Desire album recording sessions ran concurrent to Toyah starring in the Strand Theatre revival of celebrated musical Cabaret. Toyah appeared as the lead Sally Bowles, alongside Wayne Sleep in the Gillian Lynne-directed production. Although a cast recording was made of the Strand production it was before Toyah took over the role of Bowles. Ten years later, Toyah revisited Cabaret with a recording of four songs, one of which is a duet with British actor Nigel Planer. This marks the first time these tracks have ever been included on a Toyah release.
CD1 Desire - Original Album
1. Echo Beach
2. Moonlight Dancing
3. Revive The World
4. The View
5. Moon Migration
6. Loves Unkind
7. Dear Diary
8. Deadly As A Woman
9. Goodbye Baby
10. When A Woman Cries
11. Desire
CD2 Desirable - Bonus Tracks
1. Echo Beach (Surf Mix)
2. Plenty
3. Sun Up
4. Re-Entry Into Dance
5. Mesmerised
6. We Play Machines*
7. Revive The World (Live/1992) - Kiss Of Reality & Toyah*
8. Moonlight Dancing (Live/1994)*
9. Desire (Live/1994)*
10. Echo Beach (Live/2024)* - Toyah & Robert Fripp
11. Revive The World (Acoustic)
12. Moonlight Dancing (Acoustic)
13. Desire (Revisited)
14. Echo Beach (Acoustic)*
15. Mein Herr – Toyah Willcox
16. Maybe This Time – Toyah Willcox
17. Money, Money - Toyah Willcox & Nigel Planer
18. Cabaret – Toyah Willcox
* Previously unreleased
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Prostitute:
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An expanded edition of Toyah’s most experimental work, Prostitute (1988).
This Deluxe 2CD version - in 7” sized gatefold packaging - features a previously unreleased live recording of the album from Chichester. In November/December 1988 Toyah formed a new band Fripp Fripp with Robert Fripp and embarked on a 22-date tour. On the UK and European gigs, Toyah performed the Prostitute album live, accompanied by Paul Beavis on live drums as the tour’s first act.
The package includes rare imagery, ephemera and a sleevenote by Toyah archivist Craig Astley.
The album was written and played entirely by Toyah Willcox and Steve Sidelnyk who went on to record and play live with Madonna, Seal and Richard Ashcroft, amongst many others.
CD1 Lie Down – Original Album
1. Hello
2. Prostitute
3. Wife
4. The Show
5. Dream House
6. Homecraft
7. Obsession
8. Let The Power Bleed
9. Restless
10. Falling To Earth
11. Jazz Singers In The Tress
12. Vale Of Evesham
13. Ghosts In The Universe
CD2 Think of England – Live In Chichester 15.11.1988*
1. Hello
2. Prostitute
3. Wife
4. The Show
5. Dream House
6. Homecraft
7. Obsession
8. Let The Power Bleed
9. Restless
10. Vale Of Evesham
11. Ghosts In The Universe
* Previously unreleased
